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Philippines: Rain-induced floods hit Misamis Oriental

Angelo L. Gutierrez
Philstar.com
Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:22 UTC
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© UnknownMisamis Oriental
Some areas in Misamis Oriental went under knee-deep floods as Tropical Depression "Ramon" started pounding Mindanao provinces with heavy rains.

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said that based on reports from its regional office in Caraga, zones 1, 2, 3 and 28 and Barangay Amoros in El Salvador city have been submerged in floodwaters since 5 a.m. today.

The NDRRMC added that barangays Igpit and Malanang in Opol town are experiencing knee-deep floods. Areas in Cagayan de Oro City were also flooded.

The agency said that flooding in Misamis Oriental is caused by the overflowing of Agusan River due to rains brought on by Tropical Depression Ramon.

It said that at least 74 families have been evacuated to higher ground in Barangay Canitoan, Cagayan de Oro City and 150 more families were evacuated from Barangay Amoros.

The NDRRMC added that residents of Barangay Bulua and Sitio Calacala in Barangay Macasandig, both in Cagayan de Oro City have also been alerted and prepared for evacuation as the water level in Cagayan de Oro River has started to rise due to continuous rains.
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Gulf of Mexico Sea Floor Unstable, Fractured, Spilling Hydrocarbons

Luis R. Miranda
The Real Agenda
Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00 UTC
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© Getty ImagesPools of crude oil float on the surface of Gulf of Mexico waters at the site of the sunken BP/Transocean oil drill the Deepwater Horizon on April 27, 2010.
The Gulf of Mexico disaster has not gone away. In fact, it has grown exponentially since the main stream media stopped talking about it. According to the Gulf Rescue Alliance, an organization composed of scientists, medical professionals and seafood industry professionals, among others, the problem cannot be simplified to the damage already caused by the oil spill. It is worse, much worse.

The Real Agenda received exclusive information regarding the current state of the ongoing emergency in the Gulf of Mexico. The latest assessment performed by the Gulf Rescue Alliance reveals not only that the oil spill is still happening, but also that the Gulf of Mexico's sea floor grew more unstable since the explosion in 2010. Additionally, analysis provided by experts like BK Lim, shows that the geohazards developed that derive from the rolling leakage of toxic matter, combined with the on-going use of the highly toxic chemical dispersant called Corexit will most likely result in the permanent decline of marine life, while posing out-of-control public health risks, just as it did after the Exxon Valdez spill where the same chemical dispersants were used resulting in a rapid decline of the marine life until, for example, the Herring industry completely collapsed and has never recovered since then.
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Hurricane Jova bears down on southwest Mexican coast


United Press International
Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:10 UTC
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© NOAA.gov5 day forecast for Hurricane Jova from NOAA.gov
Hurricane Jova bore down on southwest Mexico Tuesday, prompting warnings along the coast, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said.

Jova, a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph, was about 150 miles southwest of Manzanillo and about 200 miles south of Cabo Corrientes, heading north-northeast at 6 mph, the center said in its 5 a.m. EDT advisory.

A hurricane warning was in effect from Punta San Telmo north to Cabo Corrientes. A tropical storm warning was posted for Lazaro Cardenas north to south of Punta San Telmo and north of Cabo Corrientes to El Roblito.

On its current track, the center of Jova was expected to be near the coast in the hurricane warning area Tuesday afternoon or evening, the center said.
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Oil spill is New Zealand's 'most significant' environmental disaster at sea


MSNBC
Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:05 UTC
Wellington - An oil spill from a container ship stricken off New Zealand is now the country's "most significant maritime environmental disaster," a government minister said Tuesday.

Environment Minister Nick Smith issued the warning as the weather deteriorated, sending clumps of thick fuel oil on to nearby beaches.

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© Natacha Pisarenko / APA volunteer cleans a beach stained with fuel oil leaked from the Liberian-flagged container ship Rena in Tauranga, New Zealand, Tuesday.
The Liberian-flagged Rena has been stranded on a reef about 12 nautical miles off Tauranga on the east coast of the country's North Island since running aground on Wednesday.

As much as 385 of 1,879 tons of heavy fuel oil has already escaped and authorities have warned people off the beaches and told them not to eat seafood from the area.
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Indonesia: Earthquake Magnitude 5.7 - Papua


US Geological Survey
Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:45 UTC
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© USGS
Date-Time:
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 13:05:48 UTC

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at 10:05:48 PM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location:
2.296°S, 138.829°E

Depth:
20.3 km (12.6 miles)

Region:
PAPUA, INDONESIA

Distances:
209 km (129 miles) W of Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia

274 km (170 miles) W of Vanimo, New Guinea, PNG

1429 km (887 miles) NE of DARWIN, Northern Territory, Australia

3577 km (2222 miles) E of JAKARTA, Java, Indonesia
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Smallest Full Moon of 2011 Rises Tuesday

Stephanie Pappas
Live Science
Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:10 UTC
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© The Swedish National Heritage BoardA full moon in Stockholm, Sweden in 1900. The image was made with an old photography technique called cyanotype, which tinted everything blue.

The moon will be full but small on Tuesday (Oct. 11) as Earth's rocky companion swings wide in its orbit around the planet.

October's Full Hunter Moon nearly coincides with the apogee of the moon's orbit, or the point at which the moon is farthest from Earth. That makes October's full moon appear smaller than usual, the opposite of the "supermoon" effect that occurred in March when the moon was full during its closest approach to Earth.

The moon will be at peak fullness at 10:06 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (2:06 a.m. Greenwich Mean Time) on Oct. 11. Shortly thereafter, at 8:00 a.m. EDT, the moon will be at its farthest point from Earth, which it reaches once a month. The moon's orbit is elliptical rather than perfectly circular, which is why the distance from Earth to the moon varies by tens of thousands of miles depending on the time of month and year. The moon's orbit is also always slightly in flux because of differing effects of the sun's gravity.

During March's "supermoon," the full moon was 221,565 miles (356,575 kilometers) away from Earth. October's full moon will be 252,546 miles (406,434 km) away.
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Earthquake Magnitude 5.1 - South Indian Ocean


USGS
Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00 UTC
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Date-Time:
Sunday, October 09, 2011 at 14:47:18 UTC

Sunday, October 09, 2011 at 05:47:18 PM at epicenter

Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location:
26.986°S, 38.610°E

Depth:
14.1 km (8.8 miles)

Region:
SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN

Distances:
472 km (293 miles) SE of Inhambane, Mozambique

609 km (378 miles) ESE of MAPUTO, Mozambique

649 km (403 miles) SW of Toliara, Madagascar

807 km (501 miles) ENE of Durban, South Africa
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Earthquake Magnitude 5.9 - Tonga


USGS
Sat, 08 Oct 2011 00:00 UTC
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Date-Time

Saturday, October 08, 2011 at 08:53:12 UTC
Saturday, October 08, 2011 at 09:53:12 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location 20.543°S, 173.189°W

Depth 6.5 km (4.0 miles)

Region TONGA

Distances 216 km (134 miles) ENE of NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga
221 km (137 miles) SSE of Neiafu, Tonga
388 km (241 miles) WSW of Niue Island
2155 km (1339 miles) NE of Auckland, New Zealand
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Magnitude 5.6 quake jolts northeastern Japan

Chikafumi Hodo
Reuters
Sun, 09 Oct 2011 00:00 UTC
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 jolted northeastern Japan on Monday, public broadcaster NHK said. The quake, at 11:46 a.m. (10:46 p.m. ET), was also felt in Tokyo.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no tsunami warning was issued.
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Turkey: Five missing, three killed in raging floods in west


Hurryiet Daily News
Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:32 UTC
Continuing heavy rain in western and southwestern provinces of Turkey causes deaths of three people while five are reported to be missing. Another 10 people in Balıkesir province are wounded due to a hurricane.

Three people were killed and five were missing after raging floods in the southwestern provinces of Manisa, Antalya and Denizli yesterday caused significant damage and broke off lines of communication and transportation.

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© DHA1000 decares of land was damaged in in Antalya’s Serik district due to continuing rain in the city. Agricultural fields were also reported to be damaged.
Rescue crews were searching for Hasan Bulut, Hulusi Kutlu, Fatma Kutlu, Süleyman Çelik and Meryem Çelik from the village of Haskızılören in the Mediterranean province of Antalya. Helicopters were dropping food supplies into the village as road access had been broken off when three bridges collapsed in the area.
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